CONTEXT

Administrative and biographical history: Brecknock Rural District Council, Brecknockshire, was created under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1894 and comprised the parishes of Aberysgyr, Battle, Cantref, Cathedin, Crai, Garthbrengi, Glyn, Glyntawe, Llandeilo'r-fân, Llandyfaelog Fach, Llandyfalle, Llanddeti, Llan-ddew, Llanfigan, Llanfilo, Llanfihangel Fechan, Llanfihangel Nant Brân, Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn, Llanfrynach, Llangasty Tal-y-llyn, Llan-gors, Llanhamlach, Llansanffraid, Llansbyddyd, Llan-y-wern, Maes-car, Merthyr Cynog, Modrydd, Pen-pont, Senni, St David Without, Talachddu, Traean-glas, Traean-mawr, Trallong, Venni-fach and Ysclydach. The Council comprised councillors and a chairman and originally took over responsibility for local sanitation from the local sanitary authorities. The Council's responsibilities included sanitary services, sewerage, refuse collection, maintaining local roads, cemeteries and parks, licensing of public entertainments, water supply and housing. Rural District Councils were administered by a number of committees and by appointed officers including a Clerk, Treasurer, Medical Officer of Health, Housing Officer and Surveyor. The Council also had a Llangorse Common Management Committee. Brecknock Rural District Council was abolished in 1974 following local government reorganisation and its functions were assumed by Brecknock Borough Council.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Related units of description: Planning files relating to the Council are in Powys County Archives Service, BC/P.

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note: Title supplied from contents of fonds

Archivist's note: Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Powys County Archives Service, Brecknock Rural District Council, catalogue; Jackson, W. Eric, The Structure of Local Government in England and Wales (London: Longmans, 1949); Hey, David, Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History (Oxford, 1997); Richards, Melville, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff, 1969); Powys County Archives Office website (http://archives.powys.gov.uk), viewed 1 February 2005.

Rules or conventions: This description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) second edition, AACR2, and LCSH